Saturday, November 30, 2013

Drawing again


I seem to move from medium to medium... Some days, I can't do anything but sew, some days it is drawing that captures my attention.  I started doing these fast sketches at night.  They are all done in pen and i add some pencil in later.  I have mentioned before that i like to draw in pen.  I had read a book years ago that mentioned that some people would erase and erase their drawing to get it "perfect" and in the process loose some of the spontaneity and get themselves stuck always making things perfect.  One option to get yourself to move on.. was to use pen.  no erasing.  Just the option to work with what you did..
I really like that.  Makes it easier to just sit and draw.. I not creating masterpieces here.. just an exercise for my brain to keep moving ahead to keep creating. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Wolf

16 years ago i made my first art quilt.. and my first wolf.  This piece was hand appliqued and hand quilted.  I have been tempted over the years to re-quilt it. 

Recently I have had the opportunity to work on another wolf quilt.  The BART Charter school named their Cross Country team the Wolf Pack.  So I decided that they needed a banner for their team.

I had so much fun making this banner that i decided to make another piece for their fundraiser auction.  this little piece is 15 inches by 13 inches. 
I do have two more wolf quilts planned, it's nice to take a break from the dark side and do something a bit lighter.